(Tumon, Guam) Weather system Invest 97W moved 375 miles closer to Guam as of 6 a.m. today. It now is located at 6.5º N and 174.1º E, or 2,091 miles east-northeast of Guam. The area of low pressure is moving west-northwestward and is located southeast of the Marshall Islands. We will continue monitoring this storm for the region.

Tropical Depression Perla still is a weak storm, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, with maximum sustained winds of 25 kts. It is tracking toward northern Luzon in the Philippines and is expected for now to make landfall there around 4 a.m. (PHT) October 20. The storm is moving slowly over the Philippine Sea between Guam and the Philippines.

7-day weather forecast for the major islands of Micronesia

Information courtesy of the National Weather Service as of 9:31 a.m. (ChST)

Guam, Rota, Tinian, Saipan

REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Isolated thunderstorms Tinian and Saipan. Light and variable winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon. Highs
around 89.